Toy.



A. SCHOENHUT.

TOY.

ArPLIoATIolLHLEn JULYa, 1909.

980,013. Y Patented 1160.27, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT SCHOENHUT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

Application led J'uly 3, 1909. Serial No. 505,805.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT SGHOENHUT, a citizen of the United `Sta-tes, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification. 1

My invention relates to toys, and consists of an improved formpof dancing toy and a mounting for the same; the object of my invention being to facilitate the movement of the ligure and to provide means whereby such ligure may be viewed from different points with respect to its operating means.

My invention is fully shown inthe accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l, is a'y perspective view illustrating my improved dancing toy and the mounting therefor; Fig. 2, is an elevation of the structure indicating by dotted lines the ligure in a different position than that shown in Fig. l, and Fig. 3, is a view of a portion of the mounting and operating means for the toy, illustrating a modification of the same.

In the drawings, l represents a suitable base having a supporting block 2 with a roundedV top surface 3, `to which is secured a thin board Ll, by means of screws or suitable fastenings indicated at 5. This connection is suiliciently loose to permit ready vibration of the board by movingnone end of the same. To maintain the board normally in a substantially horizontal position, I provide tension means connecting saidv board on opposite sides of its support with the base member l. Such tension means may be rubber bands 6, as indicated in Figs. l and 2, or a suitable type of spring 6a, as indicated in Fig. 3,V

Carried by the base member l are sockets 7 and 8 adapted to receive a post 9 having a curved Wire 10 fitted in the .top of the' same, to the end of which Wire a loosely jointed figure, indicated at 1l, is attached. The

Wire is secured to the body of the figure, fand all of the limbs as well as the hands and feet are loosel jointed so that by vibrating the board 4 1n contact with the hanging feet of the ligure, the body may be caused to assume various fantastic positions and to partake of a movement which may betermed dancing.

passage of the'post 8 when in the position j shown in Fig. 2. The board is preferably vibrated by striking the end of the same away from the figure with the fingers, as clearly indicated in the drawings, althoughl other means may be provided if desired.

The wire 10 which supports the gure has a certain amount of resiliency, so that when the feet of the figure are struck by the vi-v brating board, the whole figure will have a certain amount of movement imparted to the same. y

, I claim: 1

l. The combination of a base, a block carried thereby, a board loosely mounted on top of said block t0 rock or vibrate thereon, a loose jointed ligure, a support for the same, a socket in said base to receive said support, said figure being adapted to contact with the board when the latter is vibrated, and tension means connecting the base and vibratingboard on opposite sides of the fulcrum of the latter.

2. Thecombination of a base, a block carried thereby, a board loosely mounted on top of said block t0 rock or 4vibrate thereon, a loose jointed figure, a support for the same, sockets in said base to receive said support, the vibratin board being apertured to permit the gure support to engage one of said sockets, whereby said figure may contact with the board when the latter is vibrated, and tension means connecting the base and vibrating board on opposite sides ofthe fulcrum of the latter.

In testimony whereof,` have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT SCHOENHUT.

Witnesses: t

MURRAY C. BOYER, WM. A. BARR. 

